Chapter 824 Meeting Gift
Old Master Qi opened a square black mother-of-pearl box, and inside was a emerald green jade seal.
The green is so translucent that it catches the eye.
The square seal was taken out and held in the palm of the hand, like a hand-held ornament, and it became even greener in the sunlight.
Qi Xingbang suddenly exclaimed: "Dad, why is this thing back? Didn't we hand it in?"
"Don't make a fuss. It was handed over and then sold to the public to raise military funds. Later, I made inquiries from many sources and bought it back." said Mr. Qi.
He handed the seal to Gao Yuan, but Gao Yuan just glanced at him and showed no intention of taking it.
Old Master Qi thought to himself that he was stupid and handed it to Cheng Hui.
Cheng Hui was not polite and took it with both hands, and cooperated with surprise: "Wow, it's so beautiful, is this imperial green? What is engraved on it?"
To be honest, the font looked like oracle bone script and she didn't recognize it.
Old Master Qi said, "I asked someone to look at it and they said it was the word Xuanyuan. As for the origin and the story, no one knows. It was just a gift from my grandfather when I was an adult. It was said that his grandfather gave it to him when he was an adult."
Although his life experience was as messy as a pile of mud, both families had to swallow their anger at what happened back then!
It must not be spread out and cause shame.
Therefore, as the only legitimate son and eldest grandson in the family, his coming-of-age ceremony cannot be neglected, and this is the custom.
When Qi Anguo came of age, this thing was still lost outside and had no one to give it to.
Now he wants to pass this on to his great-grandchildren too!
It’s the same if the great-grandson doesn’t pick up the phone and his wife does.
Cheng Hui couldn't put this seal down. It was beautiful, expensive, and seemed to be an antique. That was enough.
It’s a bit expensive, so I won’t give it to little Peggy to play with.
"I'd like to thank the old man on behalf of Gao Ya." Cheng Hui said with a smile.
Gao Ya, this name stung several people present.
The only disadvantage of not recognizing one’s relatives is that one cannot have the surname Qi.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Qi Xingbang said: "Look at the gift that great grandfather prepared for you."
Qi Xingbang opened his box and found a bunch of keys inside, which looked very new.
"My unit has just given me a welfare house. I haven't been there once for just one month, and there's no furniture in the house yet. I heard that although the Meng's Mansion was given to you, it's still a bit crowded for you. This house is big and in a good location. It's next to the park and not far from your unit. If you don't mind, I'll give it to you."
He also glanced at Gao Yuan, then handed the key to Cheng Hui.
"This..." Cheng Hui hesitated for a moment, but still picked up the phone.
As for the house, she couldn't refuse it at all!
Qi Xingbang breathed a sigh of relief, looked at his father and wife, and the smile on his face became even bigger.
Yesterday, the family discussed it for half the night, but still didn’t know what gift to give.
Generally, antiques and money were rejected by the old man as soon as they were proposed. At that time, they didn't know why, but they just thought that the old man thought they were tacky and insulted family affection, so he only prepared a few meaningful things.
He then remembered that since his eldest grandson had already married and had children, where did he live now? Is he going to settle down in the capital? After settling down, wait for the company to allocate housing? Wouldn't that be a small dwelling?
They owed the child and his mother too much, and they must compensate them materially!
So he gave away the retirement house he had just been allocated.
Looking at Cheng Hui now, he was extremely grateful for his preparation! Otherwise, wouldn't it be that the eldest grandson of the Qi family would have to eat and live at his wife's expense?
Although the couple has a good relationship and doesn't seem to care about this, they do care!
Another box was opened, which was also prepared by Grandpa Qi, a gift specially for little Peggy.
They might be the kind of toys played by children in ancient aristocratic families, classical toys, rattles, wooden horses, wooden birds, etc.
Cheng Hui was a little unhappy at first... She didn't like letting her children play with other people's toys. First, they were old and ugly, and second, she was afraid of residual bacteria, especially antiques, which were contaminated with the scent of unknown people...
But upon closer inspection, these things are just imitations of antiques, but they look like new ones.
Mr. Qi just opened his mouth to explain: "I asked the craftsmen to make these specially. They are some of the things we played with when we were little. They were just made two days ago, and I'm waiting for you to come back and give them to little Peggy."
Cheng Hui immediately smiled and said, "Grandpa, that's thoughtful. Thank you."
Call me grandpa now, not old man.
Although the seniority is a bit wrong, the Qi family is still very happy.
Take your time.
Now that all the gifts have been opened, it’s time to get down to business.
As a result, the three members of the Qi family were all nervous and no one knew how to speak first.
Yesterday, Mr. Qi only knew that Gao Yuan was someone Cheng Hui met when she went to the countryside, and the information he knew was all from the files.
As for how Gao Yuan lived from childhood to adulthood, and how his mother lived, there were some details that they really wanted to know, but were afraid to know.
It was Zhang Miaoyu who spoke first: "Did you, your mother, leave any photos?"
If there are photos, that would be irrefutable evidence!
Gao Yuan shook his head: "No."
Actually there is one, but he doesn't want to say it.
Zhang Miaoyu sighed in disappointment.
“She must have suffered a lot…”
Gao Yuan said nothing.
This topic is a bit heavy.
Qi Xingbang asked, "Where is she buried? We can go and pay our respects when we have time, or we can bring her back to the capital and bury her in the Western Hills, so that it will be convenient for us to pay our respects every year in the future."
Gao Yuan said: "No, she doesn't want to come back. She said that when a person dies, it's like a light goes out. Her soul is either in heaven or has been reincarnated. There's no need to worry about her former mortal body."
Everyone...their ideological awareness is quite high.
But there was also that sentence: she didn't want to come back.
Zhang Miaoyu sighed. In the past, Zheng Yajun looked dignified, gentle, generous and kind. But she didn't expect that when she got cruel, she could be more cruel than anyone else!
Her husband betrayed her, so she didn't want him, her parents, her relatives, or her friends anymore. She didn't want any of them anymore!
I don’t even want to see them when they’re dead, and I don’t even want to get close to their corpses!
She had never seen anyone so angry and so cruel to her.
But what happened back then...If it was really like what her father-in-law said, if she had resolutely rejected Zheng Manru and told Zheng Yajun about it, maybe she would have come back...
Later, her sister took her place, and when she came back she was left with only embarrassment.
She has responsibilities too.
Zhang Miaoyu blurted out: "I'm sorry, I didn't know the truth... I didn't think too much about it, I thought... Anyway, I have a responsibility, I'm sorry for her."
Gao Yuan looked at her. Among the few words his mother spoke about the past, there was no mention of this mother-in-law, so he could not say whether he liked her or not.
He had investigated and analyzed what happened back then and knew what Zhang Miaoyu was talking about.
He shook his head and said, "I don't know what you are talking about or what the truth is. I only heard my mother say that when she left, she could never go back, and she didn't want to go back."
Even if Qi Anguo did not marry Zheng Manru later, Zheng Yajun had no intention of going back.
Not everything that falls on the ground can be used again after being picked up.
If a banana falls into a manure pit, can you pick it up, wash it and continue eating it? She couldn't eat.
The Qi family took his words as a disguised acknowledgement of his identity, and they were suddenly filled with joy and sorrow.
Suddenly, the phone on the table rang. Qi Xingbang picked it up and glanced at Cheng Hui and Gao Yuan and said, "Okay, I get it. Forget about him... Wait a minute."
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